8 Aug 2011

AB injury list getting better

9:35 am on 8 August 2011

Despite the fracture eye socket which has kept winger Sitiveni Sivivatu out of at least one of the away Tri nations rugby tests the All Blacks' injury list could be significantly shorter in a week.

Sivivatu won't go to South Africa but could be fit for the return match with the Wallabies in Brisbane while prop Tony Woodcock will travel and so will Israel Dagg, Isaia Toeava and Richard Kahui, if they get through provincial matches over the next seven days.

Toeava played for Auckland against North Harbour yesterday and head coach Graham Henry says Kahui will play for Waikato against Canterbury on Wednesday .

And Henry says Dagg will play for Hawkes Bay against Bay of Plenty on Saturday.